Conflicts

Listen to Sergeant Miriam Guilfoyle Triscritti as she talks about her time in the Marines and what this year’s Virginia International Tattoo theme means to her! For sheer spectacle, patriotism, pride and inspiration, there’s no ...Read more

Submitted by Lisa Swope My great-great-grandfather, James Bogle Henderson (1832-1895), served with the 7th Battalion, Virginia Infantry, Company D, which later was assimilated into Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia. Henderson was a farmer whose father ...Read more

Danville, Virginia resident Doris Wilson was a history teacher at Langston High School, a school for African-Americans. She started teaching at George Washington High School when the school was integrated. Ms. Wilson eventually worked her ...Read more

A testament to American longevity and success, the 250-year-old Battersea estate represents our nations’ rich cultural history and heritage. In 1768, Colonel John Banister built Battersea near the bustling trade town of Petersburg, Virginia. “Colonel” ...Read more

Dr. Urbane F. Bass practiced medicine in Fredericksburg from 1906-1917 – the first African American to do so since the Reconstruction period. Dr. Bass was the only African-American physician practicing between Richmond and Washington, a ...Read more

Ingles Farm is located in Radford, VA The storyline has the literary elements that writers and directors rarely find all together—physical danger, heart-wrenching emotion and beautiful, sweeping landscapes. In the 250-plus years since Shawnee warriors ...Read more

Some of the most commonly known “facts” about George Washington are simply not true. Go beyond the mythology and find out how much you don’t know about the man. 1. George Washington’s dentures were made ...Read more